Washington has two testing requirements: basic skills and content area testing, as described below. The testing requirements must be successfully completed within one calendar year of issuance of the first residency teacher temporary permit for first-time, out-of-state candidates.

In lieu of the WEST-B, candidates from outside the state may submit an official score report verifying successful completion of one of the following:

CBEST (used in California and Oregon), or

NES Essential Academic Skills Test (used in Oregon), or

Praxis I (PPST) - Must complete each subtest for reading, writing and mathematics with minimum passing scores of 177 (or 325
on the computer-based test) for reading, 174 (or 321 CBT) for writing, and 176 (or 321 CBT) for mathematics, or

NBPTS - Individuals who hold a valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate are exempt from the WEST-B.

If completing the WEST-B, use
report code #399 to have your score sent to OSPI. Do not
call OSPI or ESD offices for test information.

Applicants may substitute a passing score on one or more sections of the SAT or ACT for the equivalent passing scores on the WEST-B. The adopted passing scores for SAT and ACT are listed below.

*Individuals will not only need to complete
the WEST-E test in bilingual education but will also need to
complete the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test and the ACTFL Oral
Proficiency Interview at the Advanced-Mid level in a world language
area. ACTFL does not administer tests for Latin. For Latin, a
candidate must take the new WEST-E: DWL and the WEST-E: Latin.
http://www.languagetesting.com/

**In addition to the designated world languages WEST-E test above, applicants
must complete the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) and Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in the
specific world language, scoring Advanced-Low or higher. Please visit ACTFL at
http://www.languagetesting.com/

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate exemptions.

Individuals who hold a valid NBPTS certificate in a subject area or grade level comparable to one of the Washington endorsement areas are exempt from testing requirements for that endorsement area. (See NBPTS Exemption).